SuitabookAlong for the ride
Sarah Dessen
- Reading
- Read alongside an unhurried conversation about family change, expectations and loss. Pause if the death, sleeplessness or parental conflict feels emotionally close, since the ending and level of detail remain unclear.
- Themes
- Family change and expectations: Auden moves towards a summer with her father and his new family after her parents’ divorce, having tried to be the perfect daughter for her mother. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Connection through loneliness: Auden meets Eli, an intriguing loner and fellow insomniac, and the two begin a shared exploration of the town at night. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Guilt after loss: Eli is trying to come to terms with guilt he feels for the death of a friend. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- The main points to approach thoughtfully are parental divorce and fighting, prolonged difficulty sleeping, guilt connected with a friend’s death, loneliness, and a strong sense of missed teenage experiences.